FRIDAY October 25th
10:00 AM
Nichole Hill - Fabulously Real
In this session I’ll share techniques I’ve learned from the world of audio fiction to enhance my non-fiction storytelling and build a show where listening to history doesn’t feel like homework.
11:00 AM
Gabby Bulgarelli - Story Shape Up
A great story can fall apart easily without the right structure. So let me upgrade your structure with some tried and true methods to unf*ck your reporting when it is bent out of shape. In this presentation producer Gabby Bulgarelli will discuss navigating roadblocks, drawing from her experiences producing narrative shows like Mogul and Louder Than A Riot.
12:00 PM
Lunch Break - Try the crowd favorite curry egg salad toast in our cafe
1:00 PM
Jazmine Green and Sarah Esocoff - Gaylors: Taylor Swift Superfans and the Anti-Story Story
For nine months, I embedded with an online community of people who believe Taylor Swift is gay. In the process, I re-thought my relationship to “story.” When is “story” a bad thing? When does it simplify art to the point of cliché, or even disrespect to the subject? In this talk, Sounds Gay creator Sarah Esocoff speaks with Editor Jazmine Green about the unique approach to audio storytelling they developed for Sounds Gay.
2:00 PM
James Kim - Abandon Perfection
I came up through public radio and was taught to remove any background noise, all the p-pops, ums, and likes. And now that style of removing every imperfection actually sounds less human. We’ll talk about breaking the rules that we were taught in audio storytelling, and “throwing more dirt” into making something.
3:00 PM
Mia Lobel - Building Resiliency Through Community in Turbulent Times
Amid the recent industry upheaval, building community is not only helpful, it can be transformative. AIR Board member and veteran podcast executive Mia Lobel will share her own story of resilience and will offer provocative ideas about how we can change our industry for the better through collaboration.
4:00 PM
Avery Trufelman - Summon the Muse
A thesis on the relation between time and production, followed by a live interview with RESONATE’s own Chioke l'Anson.
5:00-7:00 PM
Happy Hour at the ICA Cafe. Also, Recess Funnel Cake.
7:00 PM
LIVE PERFORMANCE - Dennis Funk: Written in Air Issue 0.0
FRIDAY Media Center Sessions
(Space is limited, first come first serve.)
11:00 AM
Lauren Shippen - How To Survive the Time Loop
An exploration of the weird, hard, and exciting reality of making a show even when you’ve done it before. It is always the first time. You’re always waking up on Day 1. Sure, maybe you have some knowledge from the last loop, but that doesn’t change the fact that the starting line is always the same - how do you tell a good story? Let's talk about how not to go crazy reinventing the wheel and how to grow even when you feel like you're not moving forward.
1:00 PM
Ellen Horne - Sound is Physical
2:00 PM
Juleyka Lantigua and Chioke I’Anson - Get That Schmonneeeyyyy!! Fundraising for Creatives
Juleyka Lantigua and Chioke I'Anson offer hands-on and actionable advice on preparing, activating, and executing a fundraising strategy that can yield philanthropic, corporate, and individual contributions that support your creative work.
3:00 PM
Ayeesha Menon - From Story to Production
What happens after I’ve written a script. How to be open to it changing and having its own life when casting and locations are being decided. Changing dialogue during the recording and being open to major edits once it’s done.
SATURDAY October 26th
9:30 AM
Shaun Michael Colón - A Special Presentation of Shaun’s film about the podcast industry
Bring your own breakfast for a film screening.
10:00 AM
Ronald Young Jr - Emotional Truth Telling
11:00 AM
Davy Gardner - ANIMAL: Every Sound Already Here
This interactive session is about the moment a story or a character brings itself into being. Drawing on group mind and long-form improvisation, we’ll explore how we can use sound to conjure something truthful out of thin air.
12:00-2:00 PM
Headshots with Keshia Eugene Photography
Come to the second floor for complimentary headshot sessions. First come, first serve.
12:00-2:00 PM
Screen Print RESONATE Designs in the Thinking Field
Pick from two RESONATE 24 designs to screen print on a shirt, tote, or paper. We will have some shirts and totes for sale, but feel free to bring your own shirt, sweatshirt, or tote (in a light color) to screen print and take home.
1:00 PM
Audio Flux Circuit 04: Firsts, with Jason Reynolds!
Join Julie Shapiro and John Delore for the first(!)-ever presentation of Audio Flux Circuit 04: Firsts. With literary phenom Jason Reynolds, and the debut of original fluxworks from Circuit 04—three-minute audio stories inspired by a set of prompts, including the theme “Firsts.”
2:00 PM
RESONATE PITCH PARTY
Sponsored by VPM
Three judges. Three contestants. One winner will get $10,000 to make their podcast pilot.
3:00 PM
RESONATE PREVIEWS
The Pitch Party winner will be declared and we will learn about cool upcoming projects.
4:30 PM
Ray Christian - The Storied Life
During this presentation I will explore how stories are developed from the perspective of an academic and performer, the difference between curated stories and oral history, and my own journey as ghetto kid, soldier and professor, and the threads that connect them.
8:30 PM
Jemma Rose Brown - Ascending the Whirlpool
In this performance, Jemma will lead festival-goers in a participatory parade from The ICA to Resonate's official afterparty at Common House Richmond. 'Ascending the Whirlpool' is a one-night-only event that plays with the creative tension between chaos and control, rigor and surrender. 'Ascending the Whirlpool' will begin at 8:30 PM sharp in the ICA forum.
SATURDAY Media Center Sessions
(Space is limited, first come first serve.)
10:00 AM
Ramtin Arablouei and Rund Abdel Fatah - Building Immersive Worlds: Sound Design and Music for Storytelling (LIVE with Throughline)
11:00 AM
Lesedi Mogoatlhe and Dhashen Moodley - Audio reporting, Africa style
Radio Workshop produces narrative stories with young African journalists who are often brand new to audio. From Lagos to Addis Ababa to Kinshasa, we train and guide reporters as they produce their first audio story. Audio reporting in Africa can be challenging, from constant power cuts to clampdowns on freedom of speech. Add reporting on LGBTQ+ issues to the mix, and you’ve got a lot more to think about. Join us for a listen-and-learn session where we break down our process of producing our LGBTQ+ series in Uganda following the introduction of the “kill the gays” bill.
Common House Afterparty - 9 PM